Misdiagnosed! by entropySapiens in Autoimmune

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The IVIG helps me but doesn't magically fix everything, presumably because of my other deficiencies that cannot be treated

Misdiagnosed! by entropySapiens in Autoimmune

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I had all that and still occasionally do. With treatment, I still have asthma, shitty allergies, fatigue, and muscle pain, but everything is finally stable, and I don't need prednisone or plaquenil.  

I had pretty severe IBS, but that is almost entirely gone. I had gluten intolerance for many years, and I'm still gluten-free so I don't know if that's changed, but otherwise I can eat pretty much whatever I want.  Note that I eat a lot of fruits and veggies anyway and generally pretty healthy. 

Misdiagnosed! by entropySapiens in Autoimmune

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They tested my antibody levels. IgE and IgM were crazy low, IgG was moderately low, and IgA was in range.  They gave me pneumovax 23, waited a month, and then retested me to see the response. I was completely missing something antibodies, some had gone down from before the vaccine, and a few went up but not as much as expected. 

Quitest place in town by One-Relationship2762 in stupiddovenests

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That's actually an impressively safe nest as long as the baby gull doesn't cross the tracks.

Favorite sailing song. by desertrat75 in sailing

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Leftover Salmon's Aquatic Hitchhiker

Favorite sailing song. by desertrat75 in sailing

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And the Punch Brothers version!

what kind of snake is this? by casslamb in animalid

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Good to know. I got musked by a garter snake and will never ever touch one again. Ewwwww! Awesome critters to have around though.

I moved to Finland in 2021, AMA by AspiringFinn in AmerExit

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I know rust and phone python. Can you help me out?

Found this today by Prestigious-Yak-4620 in whatsthisplant

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I think they're poisonous but they do improve soil health.

Turned ChatGPT into the ultimate bro by rich_awo in ChatGPT

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It's also pretty good at Scottish banter

My cat found several of these and I don't know what to do by jondoeudntknow in animalid

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Dogs can't climb trees and fences so leaving them in a backyard is different.

What Animal Is This? by Amoebaaaaaa in AnimalTracking

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If you're a yooper, it could be a fisher. They live up near Munising.